Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9323 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon is 0.9323 index, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9323 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6278 index, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6278 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.6531 index | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6656 index | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6947 index | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6743 index | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6916 index | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7057 index | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7112 index | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7309 index | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.736 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8576 index | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8685 index | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8744 index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8845 index | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9087 index | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9277 index | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9323 index | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9323 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 index, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9323 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6839 index | 0.6278 index | 0.7309 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.736 index | 0.736 index | 0.736 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8713 index | 0.8576 index | 0.8845 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9229 index | 0.9087 index | 0.9323 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.9323 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9323 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6278 index in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.